As discussed previously, I recommend that for the first two years after graduation both professional engineers and engineering technologists should undertake a graduate rotation program. During the railway control systems part of the graduate rotation program, there should be a short course that gives the fundamentals (i.e. breadth, not depth) of railway control systems engineering. This allows the graduate to see ‘the big picture’.
These requirements for a short course can be fulfilled by the learning outcomes of the IRSE Professional Exam Module A (Certificate in Railway Control Engineering Fundamentals), which covers all aspects of railway control systems engineering at a foundation level.
The Module A syllabus can be found here.